Blood samples with COVID-19 antibodies hold clues on rates of infected Australian children Federal Researchers estimate at least one in 500 children was infected with COVID-19 by the start of last year, based on a review of ‘seroprevalence’ in
Premium Interviews Renaissance for professional regulators in the public service February 25, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal Regulatory reform can sound like a boring and arduous function of the self-correcting bureaucracy but, when done well, it has the ability to give services
Premium Insights and analysis Who are the Ukrainian ‘separatists’ being used as pawns in Russia’s military posturing? February 23, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Vladimir Putin’s decision to send Russian military forces into Ukraine shows he is not prepared to allow the US or NATO allies to call the
Premium Interviews Russia’s stance on Ukraine has goal of trashing liberal democracy February 17, 2022 By Melissa Coade Defence Australia’s diplomats and other allies of Ukraine need to understand how Russia’s growing military threat is all about using standover tactics to weaken liberal democracy,
Premium Insights and analysis Why deregulation isn’t what you think it is – an expert explains February 16, 2022 By Melissa Coade Career Matters What does cutting red tape, asking the bureaucracy to butt out, and an aggressive deregulation agenda all have in common? As legal expert Arie Freiberg
Religious discrimination bill scratched for now February 11, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Scott Morrison has been forced to pull the plug on his pledge to pass a controversial bill before the federal election, with conservative MPs expressing
A religious discrimination bill — what could happen next? November 26, 2021 By Jackson Graham Community & Social As the federal government introduces its religious discrimination law into parliament, a constitutional law expert says parts of it raise no controversy while others have
Premium Insights and analysis How money talks when you have a ‘whole of system’ challenge November 23, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social For years now, service providers in the family and domestic violence space have recognised the need for a ‘whole of system’ approach to properly address
Premium Insights and analysis What government nudging citizens says about the system November 12, 2021 By Melissa Coade Features The OECD has recorded literally hundreds of governments and NGOs worldwide dedicated to nuding and other behavioural interventions, writes Melissa Coade. If the application of
Premium Insights and analysis After the virus, public transport uptake a government destination November 9, 2021 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology COVID-19 has not only changed how far people travel (if that was even a choice for most Australians in recent months) but how we are
National cell and tissue engineering industry agenda for research centre November 8, 2021 By Melissa Coade Education It is hoped that a new ARC Training Centre for Cell and Tissue Engineering Technologies (CTET), which has received $4.97 million in federal money over
Egg freezing expense should get government support, survey finds October 22, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social A survey of more than 650 Victorian women has found that most believe that the significant costs of the non-medical fertility procedure should be supplemented
Taliban spokesman fronts media, China underscores desire for ‘friendly relations’ August 18, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal A top spokesman for the insurgent group turned ruling power held a press conference on Tuesday night to promise that ‘no revenge’ would be sought
Afghanistan’s war isn’t over, expert says August 18, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal As Kabul falls to the Taliban, the director of Monash University’s Gender, Peace and Security Centre is calling for Australians to stay engaged with the
